topic Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net in Fusion Support Forum

Sheet metal: start from a complete net

hp247347 — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:35:31 GMT

Hi, im hoping that this is a simple thing to do, but I haven't been able to find any answers online. I'm fairly new to fusion and tend to think in a different way to what the processes allow.

I have a complete net that I would like to sketch that I can then flange into the 3d shape. All tutorials online use the flange tool to create the net in 3d to then unfold, however, I'm struggling to work in this way. It's just not how my brain works! Is there a way that I could draw up the unfolded net and then fold it?

I hope this makes sense. Thanks for reading!

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:37:51 GMT

@hp247347

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

hp247347 — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:47:01 GMT

Hi, thanks for responding @TheCADWhisperer. I've attached the net and hope that it makes sense, but ive added a quick plan with a couple of pictures to show what the folds are doing just in case

The material is 10mm cardboard so all the bends are cuts into the corrugated part. If theres a way to fold from here, that would be amazing. Thank you for taking a look:)

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:59:05 GMT

Lots of blue lines and white dots?

What happens if you attempt to click and drag one of those white dots?

Several unnecessarily duplicated dimensions too?

And lots of missing dimensions?

How did you create so much geometry without dimensions?

Can you Insert

a better photo of just this?

with everything in focus so that I can see the folds more easily?

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

hp247347 — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:54:13 GMT

its just a sketch of the net at the moment. That's what I was asking about- if I can go from having the unfolded net and fold it in the programme. I did not want to extrude into bodies if thats not how the process works. its okay if not, ill just continue trying to build it how I am currently:)

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:25:31 GMT

@hp247347

Examine my sketch in the Attached file.

What do you note?

How does my sketch above differ from your sketch below?

Is this your first project with "sheet metal" Bends?

Re: Sheet metal: start from a complete net

hp247347 — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:42:31 GMT

I havn't used fusion in a while, and have only used sheet metal in the programme once, three years ago. I have been trying to find the name of the function im after, and bend seems to be what I want (an obvious name once its pointed out)! This is an updated sketch, it was very rushed before so hopefully any confusion is cleared up with a much better, and hopefully complete, sketch.

Thank you for your help. I am using 'bend' now and its working perfectly.